Caltech Convocation 2019 - 9/22/2019

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Caltech’s emphasis on academic research provided a theme for incoming students and postdoctoral scholars, gathered along with friends, family, and Caltech faculty and administrators, at the 17th annual convocation ceremony on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Vice President for Student Affairs Joseph E. Shepherd, the Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair and event emcee, spoke of the Institute as “a place infused with a spirit of inquiry and discovery through research.” President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, who holds the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and is a professor of physics, welcomed the group and talked about Caltech as a place where a diverse set of scholars are free to explore and express their ideas fully while having those ideas “challenged and rebutted, shaped, and honed.” The program also featured Dr. Candace Rypisi, director of student-faculty programs, who gave an overview of research opportunities for undergraduates at Caltech, including the summer undergraduate research fellowships known as SURF. Also featured during the program was Eric Moreno, a junior majoring in physics, who recently completed his second summer SURF project under the mentorship of Harvey Newman, Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics. Fourth-year aerospace graduate student Morgan Hooper, spoke about what she had gained working with undergraduates in research. David Van Valen, assistant professor of biology and biological engineering at Caltech, closed out the program

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